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Iheanacho benched as Man City make mixed start to Brighton clash

Kelechi Iheancho (£6.2m) is on the bench for Leicester as they visit Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

It is the first time he has missed out on a Premier League starting line-up since Gameweek 25, Ayoze Pérez (£6.0m) his replacement tonight.

Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) keeps his place in the side while James Maddison (£7.2m) returns after featuring from the bench against Manchester United.

Chelsea are in 3-4-3 as per usual, with Christian Pulisic (£8.3m) and Mason Mount (£7.3m) either side of Timo Werner (£9.2m).

Elsewhere, there was a mixed start to Manchester City’s trip to Brighton.

Ferran Torres (£7.0m) earned a fourth successive start but it lasted no more than 15 minutes after João Cancelo (£5.8m) earned an early red card.

Torres was being used as a number nine, in the middle of Phil Foden (£6.1m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) after Pep Guardiola had praised his credentials for that role earlier this week.

Foden and Mahrez are making their first appearances since Gameweek 35 and 32 respectively with Raheem Sterling (£11.0m), Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m) deemed “not fully fit” according to the club website.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) returns from his recent muscle injury on the bench, where he is joined by Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Gabriel Jesus (£9.1m).

Goalscorer Ilkay Gündogan (£5.6m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) are either side of Rodrigo (£5.3m) in midfield while Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m), Ruben Dias (£6.0m) and John Stones (£5.1m) are in the back four which now features Eric Garcia (£4.7m) on for Torres.

Leandro Trossard (£5.5m) was on the Brighton bench tonight with Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m) and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.4m) selected to support Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) in attack.

However, the Belgian international came on 30 minutes into the encounter following a thigh injury for Welbeck.

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: R Sánchez; Burn, Webster, White; Moder, Bissouma, Alzate, Groß; Mac Allister, Jahanbakhsh; Welbeck.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gündogan, Rodrigo, B Silva; Foden, Torres, Mahrez.

Chelsea XI: E Mendy; Rüdiger, T Silva, Azpilicueta; Chilwell, Jorginho, Kanté, R James; Pulisic, Werner, Mount.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Söyüncü, Fofana, Castagne; Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Maddison; Pérez, Vardy.

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1,035 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Is Havertz injured?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes. Hammy apparently

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Oh. Plus Kante today. It doesn't sound good for Chelsea.

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bring Tammy on, at least he can score

  3. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mike Dean absolutely loving this at stamford Bridge.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He should go into theatre after refereeing 😆

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Perfect for a panto villian

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh God it's Mike Dean for this game. Didn't even realize. You just know there's gonna be something controversial in the 2nd half...

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He's already screwed up a stonewall pen.

    3. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He's a total clown

  4. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mount skied it. Needs to have some patience

  5. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea are playing for their lives.
    Burnley to do the work tomorrow, don't worry.

  6. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Was Kante injured? We need him for City.

  7. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dias YC not given?

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not seen.

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        But it's displayed on sofascore.

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Not seen by who? I saw it..

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Most entertaining half of goalless FOotball?

  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I’d be really happy if Chelsea lost this game and the UCL final.

    The club stinks.

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You stinks

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        The club is the best English club in the last decade I beg ya pardon

      2. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Clue is in David's name. Can you sort him out with a grav and I'll take a butchers and post a diagnosis?

      3. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Even the name stinks "Bad Willie"

      4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Werner is an absolute flipper pal.

        Goes on the list with Torres, Shevcenko and Drogba

        1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          *Flopper

          1. BUZZBOMB
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I'll leave the badwillie / flopper punchline to someone else...

          2. BUZZBOMB
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Flpper makes lense sense actually. All had hot seasons and have been essential for periods followed by poor seasons. Torres at Liv v Torres at Che.

            1. BUZZBOMB
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              *Flipper

              1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
                • 3 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Lense sense? Cracking English there pal.

                1. BUZZBOMB
                  • 9 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  Google "lens sense". Then buy some Canestan. Thank me later. From a distance.

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol you have to love how bitter some people are... must be doing something right as a club 🙂

      1. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Giggled when I saw your grav immediately below badwillie

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Would be really interesting to see what a difference 3 games can make to the Tuchel sentiment

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Don't think so tbh.... lost against a worldie goal and worldie save in the FA cup + unlucky marginal decisions....

        Should be winning this game comfortably (not to mention the stone wall pen)

        If we lose to City nobody will be surprised, hands down best team in Europe at the moment (and yes I know they lost to Brighton)

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          A few more West Brom type results & a bit of dressing room unrest will soon put cat amongst the pigeons once again at Chelsea

    4. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They'll lose it, don't worry.
      As I've said it before, Tuchel has got FPL players curse haunting him for benching Mendy and Rudi in DGW35

  10. KAALI_DAAL
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like Chelsea win is written all over this game.

    So Chelsea will lose it 1-0

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      from the first touch of nacho, may be.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea 10 goal attempts Leicester 1

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Meaningless

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      :' (

  12. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pep is crying

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What?

  13. Ginola
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This Fernandes assist is ridiculous. Any chance it will be given back to Gea?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It shouldn't been a goal

    2. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Apparently there is an angle that shows he did touch it.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Should but don’t hold your breathe.

    4. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      VAR would then be deemed as failing, no chance.

    5. columbo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      https://twitter.com/Awnrottur/status/1394723195496931329?s=19

      Quite obviously did not touch it.

  14. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What a bad sport Pep is.

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Always has been

  15. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks Foden, crucial points!

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Grabbed 6bps at the end to overtake Gundo grrrr

  16. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Useless Brighton why couldn't they pull off this result in the 18/19 season last day of the season.

    If you know what I mean

  17. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pep ever the sore loser

  18. justaguy9
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    is there any record for most disallowed goals by a player in a season?
    Surely Werner will get the world record for it.

  19. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Timo Werner has been caught offside more times in all competitions this season than any other Premier League player.

    Impressive.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The new Papiss Cisse

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Or filippi inzaghe, that man was born offside.

    2. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      To be fair that is always true of somebody.

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Give Mike Dean the ucl final

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You'd love to see it.

  21. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Mount. What a fantastic player!

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Indeed.. so much talent for England in att mf..
      Mount, Foden, Greenwood, Rashford, sancho, grealish.
      Not even counting sterling who will prob still be in the starting 11.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Saka

  22. Salarrivederci
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Just need that Chelsea cleanie gone!
    Come on Leicester!

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Brighton fans are loving it

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Great scenes at Brighton!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Brighton and leeds are amazing to watch tbf.

  25. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    expecting twist and turns in this game in the second half

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      And that’s just from Mike Dean under the spotlight...

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Utter tw@

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I'm betting on a sending off blunder

  26. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No idea why Nacho has been left out - their stand-out player lately

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Was ineffective vs. us in the cup. Mind, they've all been useless today.

    2. justaguy9
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      playing for a draw

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    At the end of the season neither arsenal nor chelsea would have win a trophy or qualifird for ucl

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Arsenal don’t want to play in Europe next season unless it’s CL. Need to just have a season of concentrating on the league. Think it’ll benefit us in some ways, and our FPL assets will also be of great use I reckon.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Best for arsenal to be out of europa if its going to drain their league performance only to lose out in semis and finals

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah and we aren’t getting that thankfully as well. Hopefully we finish below 7th and just have a season of concentrating on the league.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Would be funny if arsenal finished 7th tho. Countless conference league jokes

  28. drughi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    DCL and Digne > Antonio and Dallas -4 or Bale and Son > Mane and Raphinha -4 ? Best option ?

    Team

    Mendy
    TAA Shaw Digne
    Salah (C) Son Bale Lingard
    Bamford Kane DCL

    Forster ESR Holding Konsa

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1st one isn't worth a hit.. just play Holding instead of Digne. 2nd one has potential and could be good if chasing but honestly I like just DCL to Antonio

  29. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on Auba or Sterling punt?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No thanks

    2. justaguy9
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      lol

    3. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Auba yes. He always likes to score on the final day and in front of a crowd. Scored 5 goals in the last 3 years on the final day.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He's done and dusted

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          You’ll own him come GW5 next season

    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I punted on auba for 35fh.. wasnt the best punt. Id rather go mane this time round.

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm going auba

  30. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Remove the FAKE assy NOW

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      #stopthecount

      Oh wait, different conspiracy.

    2. Ginola
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      This.